NOAA Fisheries Service Closes Closed Area II Scallop Access Area

NOAA Fisheries Service announces that the Closed Area II Scallop Access Area (CAII) is closed to scallop vessels effective 0001 hours on September 6, 2006. Effective 0001 hours on September 6, 2006, no scallop vessel on a CAII scallop trip may be inside the boundaries of CAII. CAII is scheduled to reopen on June 15, 2008, unless the schedule for scallop access areas is modified by the New England Fishery Management Council. Please click on the permit holder letter below or contact the Sustainable Fisheries Division at 978-281-9315 with questions.